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Wednesday, 3 October 2012

Fake soldier arrested with police walkie talkies

The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a fake soldier, Samuel Johnson, for impersonation.

According to the authorities of the
command, Johnson was arrested on September 17, 2012, in full military
uniform with the rank of lance corporal. He claimed to be member of the
Nigerian Army attached to Ojo Cantonment, Lagos.

Three police walkie talkies, 10 pairs of
military uniforms, four pairs of military boots and six military belts
were recovered from him.

The Commissioner of Police for the
command, Mr. Umar Manko, said Johnson’s arrest was a proof that some
criminals operated in either police or armed forces’ uniforms.

Manko said, “I have always said that
most of these crimes are sometimes not committed by genuine officers.
Sometimes, you will see somebody in complete uniform that is in action.
The suspect has never gone for military training and yet he does
operations.

“We found in his possession three police walkie talkies, 10 military uniforms, six berets and boots.”

It was learnt that the suspect claimed to have bought the uniforms from a serving soldier attached to NA Intelligence Barracks.

Johnson, according to the police, had been parading himself as a soldier for four years.

The suspect said although he sold walkie
talkies and other security gadgets, he denied ever selling those
belonging to the police.

Johnson added that the police walkie talkies in his possession belonged to a policeman who asked him to repair them.

He said he wore military uniform so as
to be able to have a good rapport with security agents, whom he claimed
were his major clients.

Johnson said, “I’m not a criminal. I am a
graduate of Graphic Arts from Adeniran Ogunsanya College of Education,
Lagos but I have been unemployed for years. So, I decided to tow this
line of business. The first uniform I got was from a soldier. I later
went to Vesper and Jankara markets to buy more which I usually sell to
people.

“Policemen also give me their walkie
talkies to repair. It’s because I didn’t want to be harassed by anyone
or draw suspicion to myself that was why I started wearing uniformPunch